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High-resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Studying Chemical Constituents of Gynura bicolor DC
Published on: February 2, 2024
[Study on chemical constituents of root bark of Discocleidion rufescens]
1Xianyang Institute For Food and Drug Control, Xianyang 712000, China.
Objective:
To study the chemical constituents from root bark of Discocleidion rufescens.
Methods:
Column chromatography and spectral analysis were used to isolate and identify the constituents.
Results:
Ten compounds were obtained and identified from root bark of Discocleidion rufescens including beta-sitosterol (I), scopoletin (II), daucosterol (III), ricinine (IV), chrysophanol (V), aphyscion (VI), taraxerol (VII), pigenin (VIII), luteolin (IX), gallic acid (X).
Conclusion:
Ten compounds are isolated for the first time from root bark of Discocleidion rufescens. The monomer of Compounds II is isolated from this genus for the first time.
